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U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe and other major IT firms from PERM green card programme

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U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe and other major IT firms from PERM green card programme

U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance during a press conference at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. government is suspending Microsoft, ​Adobe and several large IT firms from a ‌programme that allows skilled foreign workers ​to gain permanent residency, senior…

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Air India, IndiGo cancel and divert Riyadh flights after missile threat

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Air India, IndiGo cancel and divert Riyadh flights after missile threat

An IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to Riyadh was diverted to Dammam on Thursday, October 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Air India Group and IndiGo on Thursday (October 8, 2026) cancelled and diverted several services to Riyadh as carriers monitored an evolving regional situation, disrupting travel between India and the Saudi capital. The disruption…

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After speculation over political appointees, government to send senior career officer to Kathmandu

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After speculation over political appointees, government to send senior career officer to Kathmandu

Sudhakar Dalela. Photo credit: X/MEAIndia The government’s decision to forward the name of Sudhakar Dalela, one of the most senior officers in the diplomatic service, as Ambassador to Nepal is an indication of the importance of the India-Nepal relationship, as well as the delicate situation the relationship is in at present. Sources confirmed to The…

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Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital Riyadh as witness reports evacuation

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Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital Riyadh as witness reports evacuation

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen claimed the new attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, saying the ballistic missile caused damage but giving no evidence. File | Photo Credit: AFP Several explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Thursday (October 8, 2026), including a large blast at the city’s…

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Death toll from Russian bus strike in eastern Ukraine jumps to 30: authorities

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Death toll from Russian bus strike in eastern Ukraine jumps to 30: authorities

A bus burns following a Russian air strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thirty people were killed on Thursday (October 8, 2026) when Russia struck two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, near the frontline in eastern Ukraine, local authorities said. “As of now,…

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Pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia? What we know so far

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Pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia? What we know so far

This undated photo, released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East, shows the institute workers in a lab. The death of a laboratory worker in Siberia on October 2, 2026, and the subsequent quarantine of dozens of people have sparked concerns about a pneumonic plague epidemic, with Russia revealing little information…

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India exposes Pakistan’s doublespeak at UN, says world has not forgotten 9/11, 26/11, Pahalgam attacks

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India exposes Pakistan’s doublespeak at UN, says world has not forgotten 9/11, 26/11, Pahalgam attacks

Exposing Pakistan’s doublespeak on terrorism at the UN, India has called out Islamabad’s efforts to gloss over its state support for terror by announcing rewards for Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azahar, underlining that the world has not forgotten 9/11, 26/11 and Pahalgam attacks. India on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) exercised its Right of Reply in…

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EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxiety

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EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxiety

The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partner. The European Commission’s top trade envoy, Maros Sefcovic, will be in Beijing on…

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